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B-24J-60-CF
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B 24 J
Consolidated
Fort Worth, Texas
CF
NMF
60
No
Consolidated
Fort Worth, Texas
CF
NMF
60
No
Assigned Squadrons
791st BS
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Date Unknown
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10 Nov 44
10 Nov 44
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Total Assigned Squadrons: 001
Demise
Date:
09 Nov 44
Description:
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"Following a weather recon for the day’s mission, Capt. Marvin M. Paul was injured in a crash landing at Woodbridge. Over the North Sea his ship ran into a violent storm and spun down almost to sea level before control was regained. Three men who managed to bail out were never found."
Robin Janton researched the incident and has written an account of it in his book, "The Two Squadrons That Were One." He reports that Paul was flying a weather recon/training mission flying with a 5 man skeleton crew. He was training a co-pilot from another crew while doing some practical work. Also with him was a navigator, radio operator and engineer.
They experienced severe icing conditions that caused the craft to go into a spin. Three of the men bailed out into the North Sea. Paul and his navigator remained on board. Paul regained somewhat control of his ship, just long enough to crashland it on land. The ship caught fire and burned. Both Paul and Struckoff survived. The three men who had jumped were KILOD (killed in the line of duty)."
From MACR #11063 -
"The aircraft ran into a line squall over the North Sea and severe icing and turbulance threw it into a spin at 15,000 feet. The pilot brought the aircraft under control at an altitude of 700 feet but the Co Pilot, Engineer and Radio Operator having been warned by the Pilot to be ready to bail out , had already bailed out without the knowledge of the Pilot, between 0510 and 0525 coordinates 5335N 0125E.
The navigation equipment had been wrecked and rendered useless during the spon. Searchlights guided them to Great Yrmouth and the Navigator did pilotage to Woodbridge where the damaged aircraft was crash landed.
The aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire."
Robin Janton researched the incident and has written an account of it in his book, "The Two Squadrons That Were One." He reports that Paul was flying a weather recon/training mission flying with a 5 man skeleton crew. He was training a co-pilot from another crew while doing some practical work. Also with him was a navigator, radio operator and engineer.
They experienced severe icing conditions that caused the craft to go into a spin. Three of the men bailed out into the North Sea. Paul and his navigator remained on board. Paul regained somewhat control of his ship, just long enough to crashland it on land. The ship caught fire and burned. Both Paul and Struckoff survived. The three men who had jumped were KILOD (killed in the line of duty)."
From MACR #11063 -
"The aircraft ran into a line squall over the North Sea and severe icing and turbulance threw it into a spin at 15,000 feet. The pilot brought the aircraft under control at an altitude of 700 feet but the Co Pilot, Engineer and Radio Operator having been warned by the Pilot to be ready to bail out , had already bailed out without the knowledge of the Pilot, between 0510 and 0525 coordinates 5335N 0125E.
The navigation equipment had been wrecked and rendered useless during the spon. Searchlights guided them to Great Yrmouth and the Navigator did pilotage to Woodbridge where the damaged aircraft was crash landed.
The aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire."
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Missions
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Date
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Squadron
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116
07 Oct 44
☉
☉
Magedburg
Ger
791st
Cramer, M. B.
118
12 Oct 44
☉
☉
Osnabruck
Ger
791st
Leonard, W. C.
125
26 Oct 44
☉
☉
Minden
Ger
791st
Cramer, M. B.
128
04 Nov 44
☉
☉
Misburg
Ger
791st
Elliott, R. H.
W01
09 Nov 44
791st
Paul, M. M.
Total Flights:
005
Total Combat:
004
Total Dispatched:
004
Total Credited:
004
Significant Dates
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Unit
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Destination
10 Nov 44
Received
467th BG
RAF - Woodbridge
3rd Strategic Air Depot (3SAD)
Watton, Norfolk, England - Sta 376
10 Nov 44
To Supply
467th BG
RAF - Woodbridge
3rd Strategic Air Depot (3SAD)
Watton, Norfolk, England - Sta 376
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